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GUEST: Building a startup in Silicon Valley has its advantages: close proximity to investors, availability of talent, and an appetite for — and history of — innovation. However, not every successful startup begins in Silicon Valley. It can be expensive to sustain company growth there, or the startup might solve a pain point that exists […]
Twice a year, the crème de la crème of Silicon Valley flocks to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to listen to 100 or so startups deliver carefully curated pitches at the widely popular Y Combinator (YC) Demo Days. To select the batches, the accelerator program reviews countless applications from various sectors and countries. According […]
Snapchat’s parent company has announced that it’s opening its Snap Accelerate program to startups across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The news comes almost three months after the Californian company debuted the program for startups in the U.S. The core raison d’être of Snap Accelerate is to help initiate startups into the world of Snapchat […]
Gunslinger Studios and Wargaming Mobile are announcing a strategic partnership in which Wargaming, the publisher of World of Tanks, will publish Gunslinger’s mobile combat role-playing games. The deal shows that Wargaming is willing to move into mobile games, particularly when the audience is similar to the hardcore players that it has on the PC. Gunslinger […]
GUEST: This is a short warning to entrepreneurs. Founders often start a company based on their passion for something. That’s fine as long as they are also solving a problem or otherwise addressing the needs of a clearly defined target market. The advice that is dispensed too often these days is to pursue your passion, […]
Are zero-emission semi trucks the new black? It certainly seems so, with all the hype (and pre-orders) surrounding Tesla’s recently unveiled electric semi and versions from Cummins and Daimler that preceded it, plus hydrogen-powered versions from Nikola Motor Co. and Toyota. Now add to the fast-crowding mix a new prototype e-rig from a Los Angeles-based […]
Troy Wolverton/Business Insider AImotive is developing self-driving car technology that relies on inexpensive cameras, rather than a pricey Lidar system. The company recently began testing a car equipped with its technology in Silicon Valley. I got a test ride, and it was an unnerving experience. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Covering the development of self-driving cars […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Andy Rubin led the charge for Android within Google. He left Google in 2014, and founded a smartphone startup named Essential in 2015. A report surfaced in late November on The Information, which uncovered a Google complaint from 2014 alleging Rubin had an “inappropriate” relationship with a colleague. He subsequently took a leave […]
Survey by First Round Capital finds that 19 percent of founders think harassment has been overblown by the media; only 17 percent have formal plan for diversity and inclusion. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a287df5803e667ded6589ca/master/pass/Startup_state-FINAL.jpg Feed: All Latest
Steve Case, the cofounder and AOL and the creator of a series of tours called Rise of the Rest that highlight startup activity in places outside of Silicon Valley, has secured $ 150 million for a new venture capital fund. Also called Rise of the Rest, this fund will invest in startups in these traditionally […]
